Overview
- Police identified the assailants as a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son, with the father killed at the scene and the son critically injured before being detained.
- Investigators recovered several long guns and improvised explosive devices at the scene and in a linked vehicle, and searched associated properties.
- Authorities report 16 fatalities and about 40 injured, including two police officers, with a number of patients in critical condition.
- NSW Police say the elder suspect held a legal firearms licence and belonged to a hunting or shooting club, and prior limited intelligence interest in the son is under review.
- A bystander, identified in media reports as Ahmed Al Ahmed, disarmed one gunman and is being hailed for likely saving lives as security at Jewish sites is reinforced and world leaders condemn the attack.